GRE Word List
FESTER
to generate pus
The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| dissension | disagreement |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |